Variables | Total (n=288) | Shelter group (n=114) | Community group (n=174) | p Value |
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Demographics | ||||
Gender, male (%) | 96 (33.3) | 37 (32.5) | 59 (33.9) | 0.798 |
Age ≥65 years, n (%) | 94 (32.6) | 30 (26.3) | 64 (36.8) | 0.064 |
BMI | 28.20±4.92 | 28.60±4.67 | 27.94±5.08 | 0.268 |
Ratio of waist and hip | 0.90±0.07 | 0.89±0.07 | 0.90±0.07 | 0.266 |
Education | 0.913 | |||
Junior high school or lower | 159 (55.2%) | 64 (56.1%) | 95 (54.6%) | |
High school and college | 54 (18.8%) | 20 (17.5%) | 34 (19.5%) | |
Without formal education and unknown | 75 (26.0%) | 30 (26.3%) | 45 (25.9%) | |
Single¶, n (%) | 121 (42.0) | 46 (40.4) | 75 (43.1) | 0.643 |
Family with major trauma | 10 (3.5) | 6 (5.3) | 4 (2.3) | 0.201 |
Medical history | ||||
Hypertension | 127 (46.2) | 53 (47.3) | 74 (45.4) | 0.753 |
Diabetes mellitus | 45 (16.4) | 20 (17.9) | 25 (15.3) | 0.579 |
Hyperlipidaemia | 177 (61.5) | 20 (17.9) | 111 (63.8) | 0.315 |
Hyperuricaemia | 91 (31.6) | 33 (28.9) | 58 (33.3) | 0.434 |
Ischaemic heart disease | 10 (3.6) | 5 (4.5) | 5 (3.1) | 0.543 |
Gouty arthritis | 35 (12.7) | 19 (17.0) | 16 (9.8) | 0.081 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 6 (2.2) | 1 (0.9) | 5 (3.1) | 0.406 |
Laboratory data | ||||
After typhoon (first round) | ||||
SERUM GPT >40 IU/L | 49 (17.0) | 23 (20.2) | 26 (14.9) | 0.248 |
Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL | 22 (7.6) | 8 (7.0) | 14 (8.0) | 0.748 |
Serum albumin, mg/dL | 4.40 (4.30, 4.60) | 4.40 (4.30, 4.60) | 4.40 (4.20, 4.60) | 0.227 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 203.98±46.34 | 197.85±37.00 | 208.00±51.26 | 0.084 |
Triglyceride, mg/dL | 150 (92, 233.25) | 142 (89.75, 219.25) | 155.50 (92.00, 242.75) | 0.111 |
Follow-up (second round) | ||||
SERUM GPT>40 IU/L | 56 (19.4) | 33 (28.9)‡ | 23 (13.2) | 0.001* |
Creatinine >1.5 mg/dL | 20 (6.9) | 6 (5.3) | 14 (8.0) | 0.364 |
Serum albumin, mg/dL | 4.30 (4.20, 4.50)† | 4.30 (4.20, 4.50)‡ | 4.30 (4.18, 4.50)§ | 0.447 |
Total cholesterol, mg/dL | 194.99±41.09† | 188.65±38.33‡ | 199.15±42.40§ | 0.034* |
Triglyceride, mg/dL | 150 (102, 257.50)† | 142.50 (98.25, 208.75) | 156.50 (102, 275)§ | 0.240 |
Data are summarised as n (%) for categorical variables, mean±SD for continuous variables and median (IQR: Q1, Q3) for continuous variables without normal distribution.
Differences between shelter and community groups in categorical data were compared using Pearson χ2 test or Fisher's exact test if there were any cases numbering less than five; for continuous data, differences between shelter group and community group were compared using two-sample t test, and Mann-Whitney U test, in data without normal distribution.
*p<0.05, indicates significant differences between shelter and community groups.
†‡§P<0.05, indicates significant differences when comparing data after typhoon in †total, ‡shelter group and §community group, separately.
¶Including divorced or unmarried participants, or widows or widowers.
BMI, body mass index.